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Anti-Romney Group Plans Local Protest

Take a look at what's happening in Attleboro and Seekonk.

 

1. A group of Sensata Technologies workers from Illinois are expected to be in Attleboro this morning to confront the CEO at the company's headquarters on Pleasant Street about their jobs being outsourced to China. Sensata was sort of created in 2006 (the actual history is more complex, go here if you want the full details) by Bain Capital, which was co-founded by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

"The Sensata delegation arrives as part of a nationwide Bain Worker Bus Tour that has traveled to states affected by what workers call the 'Romney-Bain Economy'—an economic model that ships good, family-supporting jobs overseas and slashes wages, hours and benefits for the few positions that remain," the group wrote in a press release.

The protest is expected to take place at 11 a.m. 

2. Paving work is scheduled to continue on Central Avenue in Seekonk. It will start at the Attleboro city line at 7 a.m., according to the town's Public Works Department. The paving is expected to reach Baker's Corner by 11:30 a.m. Go here for more information.

3.  The Wamsutta PTO will hold a meeting at Wamsutta Middle School at 6:30 p.m. It is open to the public.

4. A proposal for an Attleboro solar panel farm is among the items on the agenda for the Conservation Committee. The meeting will take place at Attleboro City Hall at 7 p.m. Go here to see the agenda.

5. Mostly sunny skies and a high in the low 60s are expected during the day, according to the National Weather Service. At night, it is expected to be partly cloudy with lows in the lower 40s.

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Amy

8:52 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Welcome Unions and Acorn! Yes! stop those CEO's that create jobs. Let's give all our money to the Gvm't Woohoo! Wish I could be there with you but.. I have to work.

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Terri Brown

5:00 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Must be nice to have a job....I doubt your boss is forcing you to train someone (that they will pay 99c an hour) from another country FOR YOUR JOB....Ya, didn't think so!

Emcee of Seekonk

11:29 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Romney left Bain Capital in 2002 and hasn't had anything to do with the day-to-day operations since then. I wonder if these Democrats realize that... or maybe they are hoping we are not aware. I think the Dems are getting desperate or have too much time on their hands.

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Amy

12:31 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

I wonder if Kennedy and/or the "Good people of Venezuela" have anything to do with this?

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paul

12:48 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Unions drove those jobs overseas. Why do you think Detroit, Flint and Syracuse are automotive ghost towns? Ask the United Auto Workers Union how much the going rate is for a guy to put the same bolt in every 15 minutes. Who would not want to make $70.00 per hour with just a high school diploma? Unions kill jobs!

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Terri Brown

5:04 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Greed drove the jobs overseas....Sensata has record profits, just not enough for Romney - who by the way - owns 51% shares in Sensata - so it doesn't matter when he left Bain....Bain hasn't left him! How much money do you think he stans to gain by paying those Chinese workers 99c per hour.....sound familiar? Exactly. That's what he boasted about in the 47% video where he also called YOU a victim. Good grief

Emcee of Seekonk

5:26 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

'The New York Times noted that as a former Illinois state senator, Obama “has as much as $100,000 in a state retirement plan that contains shares of Sensata Technologies.”'

The Independent Sentinel article 10-15-2012 by Sara Noble.

This might be the basis for the back and forth on China holdings that BO was reluctlant to elaborate on. Sometimes it's best to let sleepings dogs lie.

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